MBAOnline.com: “A Day in the Internet”

[EN]: I received an interesting email from Jenica Rhee with a link to a great infographic about the current state of the Internet. The infograph explains the power and influence of the Internet for people and businesses. It is worth taking a real look at this graphic. Read the following paragraphs for more info.

As more and more business is conducted online, more and more business opportunities are created due to the massive size of the internet. Companies like Amazon, Apple, and even Walmart are giants in e-commerce and their online revenues are continuing to soar. Last year, e-commerce raked in $680 billion worldwide. And on Black Friday alone, Amazon sold 32 items per second.

With the help of services like Facebook, Twitter, and email, companies are able to reach practically anybody on the internet – all 6.8 billion of them. Those pursuing an MBA will definitely need to consider the shear size of the internet when making their future business decisions. And the numbers behind the size of the internet are staggering. In fact, they’re almost unbelievable.